One thing I didn't expect about grief is that my memory is terrible. I woke up this morning and for the life of me couldn't remember what I was planning to do today after lunch. It wasn't until Tim reminded me we had a sitter tonight, in order that I could go to our Women's…

Time is a strange thing these days. My concept of it is totally different than it used to be. Everyone around me is talking about how long this winter feels. You may think that I feel the same way, but honestly, I don't. It's gone so quickly because I've only been able to live one…

It's been almost a month since Helen arrived. A month that has felt like a lifetime and yet has passed in the blink of an eye. Today is her due date, one month exactly from the day she died. Thursday, a month from the day we found out, and Friday, one month from her birth.…

The first thing I thought when I woke up was, " I don't want to do today." I'm pretty sure it was the first thing I said too. After that, I don't remember much. I know Tim and I read the Bible together and prayed before our feet even hit the floor. I know this…

As most of you know, we've been expecting a beautiful cleft-lipped baby girl this February. You also probably know that she arrived a month early, still. Helen was perfect and so is her story. Friday, January 11th we had a normal prenatal appointment with our Midwife. Helen's heartbeat was 135 Friday morning and my belly…

Each Friday morning I start my day with some amazing high school girls. We open the Bible and learn about Jesus. It's the best part of my week. A few weeks ago our bible study asked a question I wanted to skip. We had only five minutes left before we had to trek off and…

Does anyone ever know the answer to this question? You can walk and walk in life, taking small steps of faith and one day it all comes flooding at you. "How'd I get here?" For a few years now, this question has hit me every once in a while about our life. My husband, Tim…